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The Cell Cycle and Mitosis — Homework

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The Cell Cycle and Mitosis — Homework

Review the phases of mitosis in order before answering.

  1. 1.List the four phases of mitosis in order.
  2. 2.During which part of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?
  3. 3.Describe what physically happens to the chromosomes during anaphase.
  4. 4.Explain why the two daughter cells produced by mitosis are genetically identical to each other and to the original parent cell.
  5. 5.Describe how a mitotic index is calculated from a microscope slide of dividing cells, and explain what a higher mitotic index suggests.
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